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Providing that the executive branch should remove certain entry restrictions for Mexican nationals, and for other purposes.
Introduced: November 14, 2003
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 10, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Nov 14, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 14, 2003
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
States that the executive branch should: (1) amend the permissible period of entry for users of the Laser Visa (border crossing card), and should remove the 25-mile travel restriction on Mexican nationals in the United States, in order to more accurately reflect economic and social realities of the United States-Mexico border region; and (2) in developing the United States Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) for land ports, take into consideration national security and potential harm to any of the economies of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) countries and their border regions.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1